2024 IIDA STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

Honoring design concepts from students throughout the world who are currently enrolled in an interior design or interior architecture program or institution.

COMPETITION GUIDELINES

Submission Requirements

Download the 2024 Student Design Brief here.
Download 2024 SDC Competition FAQ/Clarifying Questions here.

The competition will open Tuesday, January 9, 2024, it is advised that you begin the application and project before that date.

All submissions must be submitted electronically, no hard copy submissions will be accepted. To enter a project into this competition, you will need to prepare and submit the following:

Written Component

Your contact information including participant name(s), member ID (if applicable), address, phone number, and email

Your design project's information including project title

Project description outlining why your concept demonstrates the best solutions possible for the design prompt (500 words)

Digital Presentation Board

Please submit one (1) 24” x 36” digital presentation board in PDF format with a file size between 3MB and 10MB and containing the following:

One (1) dimensioned floor plan drawn to scale

One (1) furniture and materials plan (may be combined with dimensioned floor plan)

One (1) reflected ceiling plan, created with the assumption that the ceiling is a blank slate

Two to four (2-4) renderings of the completed space

Two (2) additional drawings of the space, which can be elevation, perspective, isometric, axonometric, or orthographic.

Additional elements to convey the overall concept including, but not limited to, furniture and fixture specifications, color palettes, wall sections, electrical plans, schedules, additional renderings, etc.

Your board should NOT contain your name or any identifying information. Your file name should be: SDC + initials + year_board (SDCLHH2024_board.pdf)

Images

Please submit individual images of the 10-12 images outlined above. All images should be submitted in JPG or JPEG format with a file size between 2MB and 10MB. Take note of the following additional guidelines:

Images should be saved in RGB color mode with a minimum 150 dpi (300 dpi is preferred)

Images should have a minimum dimension of 8.5” x 11”

Your images should NOT contain your name or any identifying information. Your file names: SDC + initials + year_number (SDCLHH2024_1.jpg)

Judging

The winning design projects will be selected by a jury of design professionals. Submissions are judged on excellence in aesthetics, design, creativity, and function as well as the suitability of the design solution to the project challenge and the successful integration of the elements of design.

Prize

Winners will be announced Spring 2024, and will be featured on IIDA.org, in the spring 2024 issue of QUAD, and DesignMatters newsletters. OFS provides the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place winners with a financial prize of $2,500, $1,500, and $750 respectively. Winners will also receive official digital assets, including competition winner logos for self-promotion, coverage and mention on IIDA’s social media accounts, and in an official press release distributed to leading industry outlets and media partners.

Organizer

2024 IIDA STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

Address

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States

Event type

Online & Offline (Hybrid)

https://iida.org/submissions/2024-iida-student-design-competition